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BofA Chicago Marathon Sells Out in 5 Days
The 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon opened its registration on Februrary 1 at noon and sold out in just over five days (five days, two hours to be precise). The 2011 race sold out in 31 days and the 2010 race sold out in 51 days. We knew the race would sell out more quickly each year. But five days, Really?!?... Limited registrations remain available via the Chicago Marathon's charity program.
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Surf City USA Marathon - Feb 5 - Huntington Beach, CA
Paul Sarris, 34 of Aliso Viejo CA, won the 2012 Surf City USA Marathon in 2:30:09. Gray Augustus, 26 of Ammon ID, finished second in 2:37:50. Brian Peterson, 27 of Minneapolis MN, who won the 2010 Oz Marathon, was third in 2:40:23.
In the women's race, Carla McAlister, 38 of Arcadia CA, won in 3:02:48. Hayley McKeen, 31 of Portland OR, finished second in 3:05:54. Keila Lewis, 28 of South Jordan UT, was third in 3:07:53.
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Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon - Feb 5 - El Paso, TX
Efrain Moreno, 42 of Chihuahua, Mexico, won the 2012 El Paso Marathon in 2:41:45. Hernan Rozemberg, 38 of San Antonio TX, finished second in 2:43:38. Raul Manzanares, 35 of Abiquiu NM, was third in 2:47:34.
Two-time defending champion Larisa Pitchkolan, 42 of El Paso TX, successfully defended her title - winning in 3:12:48. Carolee Williamson, 35 of Burnsville MN, was the runner-up in 3:28:46. Vicky Sianez, 48 of El Paso TX, was third in 3:35:16.
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State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon - Feb 5 - Melbourne, FL
Ben Fish, 37 of Iowa City IA, who finished second in 2011 and won the 2011 Chester Marathon, won the 2012 Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon in 2:48:37. John Culver, 22 of Merritt Island FL, finished second in 2:49:42. John Van Steenbergh, 45 of Flowery Branch GA, who won the 2012 Running from an Angel Marathon, was third in 2:52:56.
Carolyn Smith, 46 of Fox Point WI, who was third at the 2010 Fox Cities Marathon, was the first female finisher in 3:15:32. Regina Joyce, 54 of Lynnwood WA, who was third at the 2011 Maui Oceanfront Marathon, finished second in 3:27:57. Angela Patricia Wells, 46 of Merritt Island FL, who was third in 2010, was third again in 3:33:39.
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Gulf Winds Track Club Tallahassee Marathon - Feb 5 - Tallahassee, FL
Solomon Kandie, 33, who was third at the 2012 Mississippi Blues Marathon and second at the 2011 Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon, won the 2012 Tallahassee Marathon in 2:27:23. Matt Flaherty, 26, who finished second at the 2008 GO! St. Louis and 2007 Missoula Marathons, finished second in 2:28:59. Justin Gillette, 29, who was third in 2010 and 2011 and the winner of fifteen marathons in 2011, was third again in 2:36:01.
Leah Thorvilson, 33, who competed in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials less than a month ago, was the winner of the women's race in 2:40:06. Melissa Gillette, 29, who finished second in 2010, was second again in 3:04:38. Katie Showman, 30, was third in 3:16:51.
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The Sedona Chamber of Commerce Sedona Marathon - Feb 4 - Sedona, AZ
Brian Tinder, of Flagstaff AZ, who was third in 2011, won the 2012 Sedona Marathon in 2:54:04. Hank Risley, of Cedar Springs MI, who was third at the 2010 Run Charlevoix Marathon, finished second in 2:58:40. Gary Krugger, of Flagstaff AZ, who had nineteen marathon podium appearances in 2011, was third in 3:12:03.
Lara Schick, of Kutztown PA, was the first female finisher in 3:23:42. Defending champion Sherry Christoff, of Sedona AZ, who also won in 2008, finished second in 3:29:17. Lindsay Plass, of Cottonwood AZ, was third in 3:42:21.
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Envirosports Death Valley Borax Marathon - Feb 4 - Death Valley, CA
James Beyer, who won the 2011 Ohio River Road Runners Club and 2010 Marshall University Marathons, won the 2012 Death Valley Borax Marathon in 2:41:44. John Artley finished second in 2:45:44. Tom St. Clair was third in 2:53:55.
Dari Duval won the women's race in 3:33:04. Norma Roberts finished second in 3:43:19. Tricia Mullaney was third in 3:47:59.
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Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon - Feb 5 - Galveston, TX
Ryan Martine, 34, who was third at the 2011 Layton Marathon, won the 2012 Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon in 2:46:51. Tim Olson, 43, finished second in 3:06:50. Doug Boren, 42, was third in 3:09:47.
Jill Peters, 46, was the first female finisher in 3:19:15. Suzy Seeley, 52, who finished second at the 2008 Davy Crockett Bear Chase Marathon, finished second in 3:31:01. Ashley Olson, 32, was third in 3:33:33.
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International Results

Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon - Feb 5 - Beppu, Japan
Harun Njoroge, of Kenya, who won the 2011 Hokkaido Marathon, won the 2012 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in a new personal best time of 2:09:38. Njoroge pushed the pace around the 37K mark and left his competitors behind on his way to the victory. Bat-Ochir, of Mongolia, finished second in a personal best time of 2:11:05. In his marathon debut, Yakob Jarso, of Ethiopia, was third in 2:11:13.

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon - Feb 5 - Hong Kong, China
Dereje Abera, of Ethiopia, won the 2012 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon in a new course record time of 2:11:27. Abera bested Kenyans Eliud Cheptei and Cosmas Kyeva in an exciting sprint to the finish. Cheptei finished second in 2:11:27 while Kyeva was third in 2:11:28.
Misiker Demissie, of Ethiopia, was the first female finisher in 2:30:12. Shitaye Gemechu, of Ethiopia, finished second in 2:31:44. Winfred Nyansikera, of Kenya, was third in 2:31:47.
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Centraal Beheer Achmea Midwinter Marathon - Feb 5 - Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Imo Muller won the 2012 Centraal Beheer Achmea Midwinter Marathon in 2:29:41. Pavel Brýdl finished second in 2:30:53. Arthur Schramade was third in 2:31:48.
Radka Churanova was the first female finisher in 2:50:11. Gea Siekmans finished second in 3:23:48. Maria van Hilst was third in 3:27:54.

Condura Skyway Marathon - Feb 5 - Manila, Philippines
Kenyans swept the top spots in the men's race at the 2012 Condura Skyway Marathon. Chirchir Jackson was the winner in 2:33:31. James Mibei finished second in 2:33:42. Albert Ombaga was third in 2:33:57.
Irine Kipchumba, of Kenya, was the first female finisher in 3:16:13. Cindy Lorenzo, of the Philippines, finished second in 3:20:09. Geralden Sealza, of the Philippines, was third in 3:27:39.

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Incredible Times at Dubai Marathon
Eight men sub-2:06; Three women sub-2:20...
The Friday, Jan. 27th Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon saw times that defy logic and set a new standard of what can be achieved in a single marathon. In his debut marathon, Ayele Abshero, 21 and a former world Junior Cross-Country champion, won his debut marathon in 2:04:23 - the fastest debut marathon and fourth fastest marathon ever run. Three other men ran sub-2:05; Dino Sefir finishing in 2:04:50 and 2011 LA Marathon champion - and previous fastest debut marathoner - Markos Geneti finishing third in 2:04:54; and Jonathon Maiyo finishing fourth in 2:05:10. Four additional men finished in sub 2:06 fashion: Tadese Tola in 2:05:10; Yami Dadi in 2:05:41; Abduallah Dawit and Desressa Chimsa both clocking in at 2:05:42.
The women's race was equally impressive with three women finishing sub-2:20. Aselefech Mergia was the winner in 2:19:31 - a new Ethiopian record; followed by Lucy Kabuu in 2:19:34 and Mare Dibaba in 2:19:52.
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USA OLYMPIC TRIALS - MARATHON

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Wow! The fastest USA Marathon Trials ever for both the men and the women.
Meb Keflezighi! A hero, winning in a personal best time of 2:09:08, followed by Ryan Hall, Abdi Abdirahman and Dathan Ritzenhein (first alternate).
Shalane Flanagan - wins another championships race in her best marathon of 2:25:38; followed by Desiree Davila, Kara Goucher and Amy Hastings (first alternate). All of the top women ran faster than the previous Olympic Trials record.
Post-Race Writeups:
2012 Men's Olympics Team Trials Race Recap
2012 Women's Olympics Team Trials Race Recap
Archived:Live Coverage Page - As It Happens (real-time notes and thoughts)
Other coverage links:
Main Link:Full Coverage/Bios/Previews/More
We have the history of the Trials, bios on all of the top athletes, summaries, the best collection of YouTube videos, more news and more and more and more.
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New York City Marathon Coverage
The New York City Marathon delivered! Geoffrey Mutai proved that his world best at Boston was legitimate as he ran more than two minutes faster in New York than anyone has ever run before - 2:05:06. Emmanuel Mutai and Tsegay Kebede in second and third also ran faster than the old course record. For the women: what was Mary Keitany thinking as she went out well faster than WORLD RECORD pace? She held onto third place, but let Firehiwot Dado take the win in 2:23:15 and local runner Buzunesh Deba take second in 2:23:19.
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Top Links:
- The Men's Race - Post-Race Recap
- The Women's Race - Post-Race Recap
- As It Happened/Real-Time Coverage
- NYC Marathon Coverage Homepage (all links)
- Men's Field Preview & Starter List
- Women's Field Preview & Starter List
- Pace Chart/Spectator Locations
- and much more...

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Wilson Kipsang - 2:03:42 at Frankfurt Marathon!
Wilson Kipsang - 2:03:42 at Frankfurt, misses world record by 4 seconds.
Wilson Kipsang said he would go for the world record at the Frankfurt Marathon and go he did - missing the record by only 4 seconds and finishing the marathon in 2:03:42. The 2:04 mark was not broken until 2008 when Haile Gebrselassie ran 2:03:59 at the Berlin Marathon, but this year (2011), 2:04 has been beaten four times: twice at the course and wind-aided Boston Marathon, then with Patrick Makau's world record of 2:03:38 and now with Kipsang's time. Levy Matebo finished second in 2:05:15, Albert Matebor was third in 2:05:23. In all, ten men ran faster than 2:09 amd fourteen men ran faster than 2:10, including pacer Peter Kirui who paced beautifully and continued on to finish sixth in 2:06:31. Mamitu Daska was the first woman in 2:21:59 (a PR by 2:20) and beating the old course record by Caroline Kilel in 2010 (2:23:25).
From the Race:
Race Report (10/30/11)
Additional Thoughts / Kipsang (10/31/11)

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2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Coverage
Finals:
The Course record falls at the 2011 Chicago Marathon - Moses Mosop runs 2:05:37, beating Sammy Wanjiru's previous record from 2009 of 2:05:41. Ryan Hall is 5th in 2:08:02. Liliya Shobukhova wins the 2011 Chicago Marathon in 2:18:20. That makes her the second fastest female marathoner ever, behind only Paula Radcliffe (who owns three faster times). With the win, Shobukhova becomes the first person to ever three-peat at Chicago.
The 2011 Chicago Marathon Men's Race
The 2011 Chicago Marathon Women's Race

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Makau: New World Record at Berlin Marathon (2:03:38)!
The Berlin Marathon loves world records. Since the dawning of the 21st Century, the Marathon world record has been bettered eight times - five of those nine times have been in Berlin.
Patrick Makau made it look easy. Running with his pacemakers through 30K and then alone for the final 12K, Makau knocked a full 21 seconds off the previous record set by Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin in 2008. Gebrselassie tried to keep up, but dropped out at 17 miles. With much of the field fading, it was a pacemaker from the second pack, Stephen Kwello Chemlany, that continued on to finish in second place more than four minutes back in 2:07:55. In the women's race, Florence Kiplagat completed her first marathon in strong fashion to win in 2:19:44. Paula Radcliffe started with the leader, but injuries slowed her and she faded to third place in 2:23:46 - but happy to have her Olympic qualifier set. Irina Mikitenko, started conservatively, passing Radcliffe at mile 20 and finishing in second place in 2:22:18.
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2010 Marathoning In the USA - 2010 Shows Unprecedented Growth
Our usual comprehensive report - everything about the year... Record numbers, again. The Los Angeles Marathon affects the year. Rock N Roll numbers down...
2010 Marathoning in the USA

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